There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
I am looking to get a new hiking pack and could use some advice. When I backpack I am mostly doing weekend trips but I will be doing a big ten day trip in summer 2019 and would be using whatever pack I buy this year for that trip. At the moment I have been looking at the Osprey atmos 65 AG and the Osprey Aether 70 AG. Does anybody know anything about these packs and if they would be a good investment? also I am open to any suggestions for a good beginner's pack around $300 or less.